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North America Bengali Conference (NABC) and the North American Bengali

Undoubtedly, the North America Bengali Conference (NABC) or Bongosammelan, has become the key annual cultural event of the Bengalis not only belonging to the North America but also to the Bengalis all...

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A New Translation of Tagore’s “Rakta Karabi”– The Red Oleanders

“Rakta Karabi” by Rabindranath Tagore has been considered by many pundits as one of the pillars of modern Bengali drama. The universal appeal of the play needed to transcend beyond the confines of the...

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West Bengal on the Verge of an IT Revolution?

The Financial Express on its March 19 issue published an article which drew the attention of many high-tech entrepreneurs. It reported the laying of the foundation stone of a twenty story building...

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Advantage Bengal: A Video on the IT Industry Opportunities in West Bengal

Take a peek at this exciting promotional video “Advantage Bengal” produced by the Department of Information Technology, Govt. of West Bengal and Webel. Listen what the IT business leaders are saying...

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California Natyamela 2008 and Taconic Parkway

Recently we (ECTA) had the opportunity to stage our new play “Taconic Parkway” at the California Natyamela 2008 held at the Amador Theater in Pleasanton, CA. Last year when I was visiting California...

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HERITAGE DAY & ANANDA MELA 2008

ANANDA MANDIR Presents HERITAGE DAY & ANANDA MELA 2008 A FUN FILLED DAY OF ACTIVITIES Starting with Heritage Day Celebrations August 16 @ 10:00am NATIOANAL ANTHEM, PRABHAT FERI, FLAG HOISTING,...

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Twitter – The Latest Craze in Micro-blogging

In today’s world of minuscule attention span, writing and reading long blog articles are sure to lose popularity. After all the “text messaging” generation does not want to spend hours reading long...

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Chandrayaan-1 Lifts Off

Last night (Tuesday Oct 21, 9.52pm US Eastern time) I watched with awe when the giant PSLV rocket blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space center in Shriharikota, India, carrying with it India’s pride...

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Music Of India

A Musical Odyssey : Journey through history and Genres A unique mehfil celebrating the diversity of raagdari and folk music from India’s different regions. Our journey will take us across India’s...

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Terror in Mumbai

It is Thanksgiving eve and this dastardly scene unfolds in front of me on the Indian News networks – Mumbai under attack. Soon CNN picked it up and all news networks focused on the financial capital of...

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Banaprastha and AIDS – The Genesis

I think it was in 2004 when I met Pranay Dutta, an AIDS activist from Calcutta who was on a world tour attending several AIDS conferences in Europe, Asia and America. Pranay Dutta was then (and I...

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Banaprastha Rehearsals in Final Phase

After a long preparation phase, the end is now in sight. In two weeks time, ECTA will be launching their latest production, “Banaprastha” or “The Retirement”. ECTA’s play have always generated interest...

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Community News Bites: Banaprastha and Urhalpool

ECTA’s latest production “Banaprastha” premiered at the Edison Valley Playhouse on May 16th in front of a full house. The play was very well received by the audience as you can see in the accompanying...

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Kathak in America – The Story of Kalamandir

The classical Indian dance form Kathak is now quite well known amongst the dance connoisseurs of America.  Americans who have some familiarity with classical music and dance of India, know about Kathak...

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Habib Tanvir : The Legend Lives On

Very few theatre personalities in India have become legends in their life time. Habib Tanvir was one of them. Born as Habib Ahmed Khan on September 1, 1923 in Raipur, Chattisgarh, Habib Tanvir has...

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Community News Bites: NABC 2009 and Urhalpool

North America Bengali Conference (NABC) 2009 kicks off at the San Jose Convention Center on July 2nd. The biggest Bengali event of the year will run till July 4th and will feature some of the best...

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Durga Puja and Cultural Events: The 2009 New Jersey Lineup

In New Jersey, Durga Puja is a special time when the festive mood brings with it a flurry of entertainment and cultural programs across the state. This year too the line up looks very promising...

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Countdown to NABC 2010

The count down to NABC 2010 has started.  In little more than seven months from now, Bengalis from all over USA and abroad will converge upon Atlantic City in New Jersey. Kallol of New Jersey, the host...

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“Ekti Gnaye Thaki” : A Preview

Simanti Dasgupta Many of us will intuitively link the title of the play to Rabindranath Tagore’s well know poem, “Ek Gnaye” and correctly so. Sambhu Mitra and Tripti Mitra particularly immortalized the...

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Bengali Theater in North America : My First Experience

Since 1989 I have been involved with Bangla Theater in USA. Over the years I have worked with several groups, several associations and have been involved with several theater productions. My theater...

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Rajar Chithi : A Playwright’s Note

About a year and half ago, when I was researching on Rabindranath Tagore’s visits to the USA, an incident caught my attention. It said, that apparently there was an assassination attempt on...

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Learning About Our Heritage: A Task For The First Generation

by Amitava Sen A few years ago at the annual Durga Puja, the organizing club published a booklet for the benefit of the generation born and raised here, explaining the significance and meaning of the...

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Mahabharata Episode 57 : The Battle Of Kurukshetra – Days Four Five and Six

Bhagadatta on his elephant on the Kurukshetra battlefield As the great battle of Kurukshetra continues, both the Pandavas and the Kauravas suffer huge losses. Great warriors are killed. Thousands of...

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